高中英语语法填空专题训练及答案解析

Before the 17th century, most of the native English speakers lived in England. After the 17th century, British people began to move to other ___66___ (country). Gradually, English was spoken there. At present ___67___ (many) people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before. ___68___ (luck), native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.

English ___69___ (change) and developed when cultures met and communicated with each other over the past centuries. The English ___70___ (speak) in England between about AD450 and 1150 was very different ___71___ the modern English we speak today. It was the new settlers that enriched the English language and ___72___ (especial) its vocabulary. The English language was settled by the 19th century ___73___ two big changes in English spelling happened. English now is also spoken as a foreign ___74___second language in South Asia. China may have the ___75___ (large) number of English learners.

66.【答案】countries

【解析】考查名词。country是可数名词，此处由other修饰用复数形式，指其他的国家。故填countries.

67. 【答案】more

【解析】考查比较级。根据句中的than ever before可知含有和以前比较的意思，要用比较级表示更多的人，故填more.

68. 【答案】Luckily

【解析】考查副词。此处单独使用作状语要用副词形式，指“幸运的是”，故填Luckily.

69. 【答案】has changed

【解析】考查时态。根据句意和时间状语over the past centuries可知与现在完成时连用，主语是单数，故填has changed.

70. 【答案】spoken

【解析】考查过去分词。English和动词speak是被动关系，此处是过去分词作定语，故填spoken.

71. 【答案】from

【解析】考查固定短语。be different from“和…不同”，是固定短语。故填from.

72. 【答案】especially

【解析】考查副词。especial是形容词“特殊的，特别的”； especially是副词“尤其，特别”。此处指新的定居者丰富了英语，尤其是它的词汇。表示“尤其，特别”，故填especially.

73. 【答案】when

【解析】考查连词。此处引导时间状语从句，表示“当…时候”，从句时态是过去时，故填when.

74. 【答案】or

【解析】考查连词。此处表示选择，指作为第一语言或第二语言被说，故填or.

75. 【答案】largest

【解析】考查形容词最高级。因为中国人口最多所以说英语的人也最多，此处由the修饰用I had just visited my best friend in hospital with my mum,___41___hadn’t seen my friend since she’d gone into hospital six months earlier.

I knew where she was coming from as she was___42___(grave)ill, but as I’d been visiting her every week I had stopped seeing the obvious; my friend___43___(lose)most of her body weight and her hair was falling out, it wasn’t looking good.

After the visit I took my mum to the station____44____(see) her off on her train; the mood was understandably bleak but I stayed positive as well you do, don’t you?

I went to get ___45___ (we) some coffee and my mum some food for the journey. I misread the amount of my purchase and didn’t have enough money.

___46___some reason, this was the straw that broke the came’s back; I burst into uncontrollable___47___(tear)as a massive queue was gathering behind me. A woman came up to me and offered to pay, putting an arm round my shoulder, no questions___48___(ask).

I could barely say thank you through the confusion and the flood of emotion that was pumping through me ___49___ running off in embarrassment. After composing myself I ran round the station ___50___(try)to find this kind lady to thank her properly but never did.

【答案】41. who 42. gravely 43. had lost 44. to see 45. Us 46. For 47.